SALINA – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating a Publisher’s Clearing House Scam.

Authorities reported a 76-year-old Salina woman lost nearly $9,000 after receiving a letter in the mail in March claiming she won $5 million and a Mercedes.

She called a phone number in the letter and was instructed to send money to pay fees and taxes.

Between March 21st and March 31st, the woman sent a total of $8,799 via Western Union and MoneyGram five different times to cover the fees.

Police were contacted after her daughter discovered what had happened.

The Saline County Sheriff reported a 38-year-old woman, who lives in northeast Saline County, loses nearly a thousand dollars after getting a call saying she had won $250,000, a Mercedes, and a $25,000 cash prize from Publisher’s Clearing House

To claim her prize all she had to do was pay fees and taxes.

Between April 5th and 7th, the woman sent $980 via Western Union, before she read a news account about another similar scam.

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office and Salina Police Department reminded residents who are contacted about winning a large cash prize not to send any money to cover fees and taxes.

If it is too good to be true, it probably is.